The Portland daily press., 1887-02-05

insolvency, the limit is put at 70 cents ON q
dollar and the assent OF two-thirds of the
creditors is necessary.
Another amendment will be proposed to
provide that the word ''trader" in see. IA OF
chap. 20 shall not include one Giving on q
farm, whose principal business Is farming,
and who, without any other place Of busi-
ness, buys and sells farm animals and pro-
ducts" AT present a farmer is often de-
barred from going into insolvency because,
although he may have dickered a little and
therefore become trader" he has not done
enough business to render necessary books
OF account.
State Printing.
Senator Gushee has not given up the State
printing yet. He put in minority report
this forenoon, recommending contract with
Plaisted q Morton. But the majority report
will be adopted without question.
Pride's and Stroudwater Bridges.
The fight over Pride's and Stroudwater
bridges seem likely to 90 into the House and
Senate There will be minority report,
which will bring the matter up for general
discussion.
The Back Cove Commission.
Before the judiciary committee today noon,
Mayor Chapman, City Engineer Goodwin,
City Solicitor Symonds and Representative
Moore of Deering, appeared in favor Of the
bill for Back Cove commission: No one to
object, but the HarbOr Commissioners sent
letter of opposition. The judiciary commit
tee have voted to report the bill faYorably.
The Cape Ferry.
The bill to head off the Peoples Ferry is
hung up, probably shopelessly, between the
two houses.
The committee ON agriculture have report
ed bill to make wine instead Of beer Rmeas-
ure the legal measure for milk The wine
quart is smaller than the beer quart, the diff
ference amounting to about pint in four
quarts.
Gettysburg Day.
The committee on military affairs have
voted to report the bill arpropriating $1,000
for the Gettysburg monuments. Colonel
Moore of Deering has charge Of the bill, and
he is arranging for an enthusiastic reception
Of the bill when it come up for vote next
week. The young men Of the House are to
try their eloguence on II; and Messrs.
Powers of Houlton, Barker Of Bangor,
Looney Of Portland and Noble Of Lewiston
have been asked and have consented to
speak. They are going to make it great
day for the American eagle.
Bar Harbor's Water Pipes.
The Bar Harbor hearing has been contin-
ued this afternoon and evening. Fountain
Rodick was ON the stand all the afternoon,
m ,st of the time answering the questions
which the opposing counsel was putting to
him. This examination was very long, and
of doubtful value to the Eden company con-
sidering the committee before whom the
case is tried. Mr. Rodick said the present
system of waterworks had probably cost him
and his family 100000. About their profits
he could not speak exactly, nor could the
Attorney General get exact answers from
him. The general trend of Mr. Rodick's
testimony was that he intented to make his
system more adequate as the needs of Bar
Harbor should increase. He made today
an offer to increase the capital stock of his
company by adding 1000 shares to the LOCO
now composing its stock, and to sell same at
auction, to whoever might wish to purchase
This, evening the examination Of witnesses
for the Rodicks was continued. They all
testified to finding the water supply good and
adequate.
The engineers who are here, employed BY
the Eden Company. Messrs. Jordan Of
Portland and Gardiner of New York, say
they think the Rodick's have given as good
a water supply as they know how to give,
but not being engineers themselves and not
having employed competent engineers, their
system of works is not such, both as regards
and sanitary conditions, as
a ace of resort such as Bar Harbor should
have.
On the other hand the Rodcks say that
they have calculated to give a service ade-
quate to present needs. In 1881 they more
than doubled the capacity Of their main sup
ply pipe, and now they are extending the
main supply pipe to Eagle Lake, having al
ready purchased about 5000 worth Of pipe
for this purpose.
The hearing was continued until late to-
night. Mr. Blaine has been an attentive
listener both this afternoon and evening.